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(95) a. Simple conjunctions
आ /ɑ/ 'and', भा /b ̤ ɑ/ or 6क /ki/ 'or', बाँ6कर /bɑkir/ 'but', ओहीसुके /oɦisuke/ or
̃
ओहीसे /oɦise/ or ओसे /ose/ 'so', तब /tʌb/ 'then'

b. Complex conjunctions

आ ओहीसे /ɑ oɦise/ 'and then', बाद म) /bɑd mẽ/ 'later on', आ तब /ɑ tʌb/ 'and
then', ओहीसे त /oɦise tʌ/ 'so then'

c. Historically complex conjunctions

तइओ /tʌio/ or एकरा बादो /ekrɑ bɑdo/ 'however/moreover' काहे6क /kɑɦeki/
'because', साथसाथ /sɑtʰsɑtʰ/ 'furthermore', ओहीसुके /oɦisuke/ 'therefore' are

some historically complex conjunctions used as clausal conjunctions,

presented as in (95).
(96) a. हारके लइका पुछलक, ‘तब केङवे करv ?’

ɦɑrke lʌikɑ pucʰlʌk tʌb ke ŋʌwe kʌrĩ
ɦɑr-ke lʌikɑ pucʰ-ʌl-ʌkʰ tʌb ke ŋʌwe kʌr-ĩ

defeat-SEQ boy ask-PP-3SG.PST then what method do-FUT.H

'Lastly, the boy asked, 'What should I do then?'' (06.017)
b. ऊ िबआ जे लगाएम त ओ म) जादा खाद के ज=रत बा, पानी के ज=रत बा आ जादा से

जादा िवषा6द के ज=रत बा ।

u biɑ je lʌɡɑem tʌ
u biɑ je lʌɡɑ-em tʌ

3SG.DEM.DIST seed 3SG.COND.NOM set.CAUS-FUT.H COND

o mẽ jɑdɑ kʰɑd ke jʌrurʌt bɑ
o mẽ jɑdɑ kʰɑd ke jʌrurʌt bɑ
3SG.DEM.DIST LOC excess fertilizer GEN need be.3SG.PRES

pɑni ke jʌrurʌt bɑ ɑ jɑdɑ se jɑdɑ
pɑni ke jʌrurʌt bɑ ɑ jɑdɑ se jɑdɑ

water GEN need be.3SG.PRES and excess means excess

bisɑdi ke jʌrurʌt bɑ
bisɑdi ke jʌrurʌt bɑ
pesticide GEN need be.3SG.PRES

'If you use such seeds, then it needs more fertilizer, more irrigation and
more pesticides.' (02.095)

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